2024 Annual Meeting timeline

Session details (day, time, and format) to presenters: mid-December

Preview Program (schedule and presentation listing): mid-December

SMPT clinical case abstract acceptance notification: early January

Final Program (conference information, schedule and presentation listing, abstracts): mid-January 

Undergraduate Student Bowl

The Undergraduate Student Bowl is back for the 2024 SEACSM Annual Meeting! We are looking forward to coming together for this fun Jeopardy-style team competition testing undergraduates’ exercise science knowledge. Registration is open now and applications are due by November 1, 2023 at 5:00 pm ET. To register, faculty sponsors should fill out the application form on the Student Bowl website. You do not need to know the names of the student team members at this time.

UPDATE: Student Bowl registration is full, but you can still sign up on the waitlist in case a spot becomes available.

Have questions in the meantime? Please contact Mallory Marshall at mmarshal@samford.edu or Julie Marino at jmarin11@charlotte.edu. 

Call for nominations for the SEACSM Scholar Award, Service Award, and Executive Board

SEACSM members are invited to submit nominations, including self-nominations, for the SEACSM Scholar Award, Service Award, and members to serve on the SEACSM Executive Board.

The Henry J. Montoye Scholar Award was instituted to honor and recognize outstanding contributions to the body of knowledge related to medicine and science in sports and exercise. Scholar Award nominees should have an established record of research and at least five years of involvement with SEACSM. 

The Service Award was instituted to honor and recognize outstanding service to SEACSM. Nominees should have at least five years of involvement and leadership experience with SEACSM. 

We are also seeking nominations for members to serve on the SEACSM Executive Board. This year we will be selecting a President-Elect, three At-Large Members, and a Student Representative. If you know a professional or student member who is interested in taking their involvement with SEACSM to the next level, please consider nominating them to serve on the Executive Board. 

Nominations, including self-nominations, should be completed using the link below. The deadline for nominations is December 1, 2023 at 5:00 pm ET. Please contact SEACSM Past-President, Danielle Wadsworth, at wadswdd@auburn.edu if you have any questions.

Call for nominations for the 2024 Emily M. Haymes Mentoring Award 

The SEACSM Emily M. Haymes Mentoring Breakfast Committee is excited to announce the call for nominations for the second annual Emily M. Haymes Mentoring Award. This award formally recognizes the exemplary mentorship of an active SEACSM member who has made impactful contributions to their profession and/or SEACSM. Designed to allow mentees and close colleagues to identify SEACSM members who embody both the letter and spirit of mentoring, this award contributes to SEACSM’s continuing efforts to cultivate a rich, supportive environment through faculty-to-student and/or faculty-to-faculty mentoring. One member will be selected to receive this honor and will be officially recognized at the 2024 SEACSM Annual Meeting. 

Please see the Mentoring Award Call for Nominations document for more information. The deadline is Friday, December 1, 2023, by 5:00 pm ET. If you have any questions, please contact Katherine Collins, Ph.D., Mentoring Breakfast Committee Chair, at katherine.collins791@duke.edu. 

Download the Mentoring Award Call for Nominations

Clinical Case Abstracts for the Sports Medicine Physician Program 

Clinical case studies are presented as part of the Sports Medicine Physician program at the SEACSM annual meeting. Presentations include history, physical examination, differential diagnosis, diagnostic tests performed and results, final working diagnosis and treatment, and outcome for a case.

The deadline for clinical case abstract submissions for the 2024 annual meeting is Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at 5:00 pm ET. Authors of cases that are accepted for presentation during the 2024 SEACSM Sports Medicine Physician program will be notified in early January 2024.

All submissions must include contact information and email address. There is a 500 word limit, not including title. The following format should be followed when preparing your clinical case study abstract.

‣ Title of case
‣ History including history of present illness, past medical history, medications, allergies, etc.
‣ Physical Examination
‣ Differential Diagnosis List
‣ Data including diagnostic tests performed and results, laboratory studies performed and results, etc.
‣ Final Working Diagnosis and Treatment
‣ Outcome

Please prepare your case abstract as a Microsoft Word document and send it as an e-mail attachment directly to:
Dr. Kim Kaiser
kim.kaiser@uky.edu

Leadership and Diversity Training Program

The SEACSM Leadership and Diversity Training Program (LDTP) is an opportunity for student members from minority groups underrepresented in the sciences to participate in activities that will lead to successful mentored experiences at the Annual Meeting, enhanced pathways to degree completion and career opportunities, and increased SEACSM and ACSM service.

Learn more about the LDTP program, eligibility, and how to apply at the SEACSM LDTP website. The application is available now and the deadline to submit is November 15, 2023 by 5:00 pm ET.

Graduate Program Fair

The Graduate Program Fair is an opportunity for schools to provide information to potential graduate students about their Masters and/or Doctoral programs at the annual meeting. The 2024 fair will be held late Friday afternoon, February 23, 2024.  Once the program is finalized, an exact time and length of the fair will be available.  

The cost of a table at the fair is $75 without electricity and $90 with electricity. If you would like to participate, please contact Michael Berry at berry@wfu.edu to reserve a spot. Please indicate whether you need a table with or without electricity, how you will be paying (credit card or check), who the contact person will be with an email address and whether an invoice is needed or not. Spaces are limited so be sure to reach out to Michael soon if you would like to reserve a table.

UPDATE: The Graduate Program Fair registration is full, but you can still sign up on the waitlist in case a spot becomes available.

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Sponsorship & Exhibiting

The Southeast ACSM chapter has a variety of opportunities available for companies, organizations and institutions to market their products, services and programs to sports medicine and exercise science professionals in the southeast and to gain local, regional, and national exposure.

One of the highlights of the conference is the opportunity for one-on-one interactions with exhibitors participating in the meeting. The opportunity to learn more about the products, services and programs that companies, organizations and institutions have to offer sports medicine and exercise science professionals and students is an important part of the meeting.

The sponsors and exhibitors that participate at the annual meeting are from a wide variety of industries and institutions. These vendors offer products, equipment, services and programs that the conference attendees frequently use in their professions.

Please contact us if you or your company or institution would like to participate as a sponsor or exhibitor, or if you know of a company or institution that you would like to see at the meeting.

Contact Michael Berry (berry@wfu.edu) as soon as possible to learn more about these opportunities.

Thank you to the 2023 sponsors and exhibitors